Senior ISSO & Technical Program Lead (Federal)

chameleonintegratedservices; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision plan (100% company paid)

401K match

Life insurance (100% company paid)

Disability insurance (100% company pay

Training allowance

PTO

Job summary

Chameleon Integrated Services seeks a Lead ISSO / Technical Program Lead to serve as the single point of accountability for the DFC ISSO program. You will direct day-to-day technical execution, oversee RMF artifacts, and coordinate with DFC ISSM, CISO, AO/AODR, System Owners, and assessors.

Minimum: 10+ years in cybersecurity; 7+ years federal ISSO/ RMF; 3+ years leading teams; Tier 4/5 suitability; CISSP/CISM/CGRC/GSLC; bachelor’s preferred. Competitive benefits and on-site DC work.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible cybersecurity experience.
• At least 7 years supporting federal ISSO, information assurance, assessment and authorization, C&A, or RMF activities.
• At least 3 years leading ISSOs, security control assessors, cybersecurity analysts, or authorization workstreams.
• Led or materially directed authorization support for multiple systems or authorization boundaries concurrently.
• Direct experience with NIST SP 800-37 and NIST SP 800-53.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or approving: System Security Plans; Security control implementation statements; Security assessment plans and reports; POA&M records; Risk assessments; Authorization decision packages; Continuous Monitoring Plans; Security impact analysis.
• Experience coordinating with Authorizing Officials, ISSMs, System Owners, Common Control Providers, assessors, privacy personnel, and technical remediation teams.
• Experience overseeing deliverable quality before Government submission.
• Strong executive briefing and federal technical-writing skills.
• One senior cybersecurity certification: CISSP or CISM or CGRC or GSLC.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; extensive relevant federal RMF experience may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Chameleon’s single point of accountability for technical execution of the DFC ISSO program.
• Direct day-to-day work, assign systems and workstreams, oversee authorization packages, and chair internal deliverable reviews.
• Manage technical risks and issues, and represent Chameleon before the DFC ISSM, CISO, AO/AODR, System Owners, assessors, and cybersecurity governance bodies.
• Capable of personally reviewing RMF artifacts, identifying defects, resolving conflicts, and defending recommendations before senior federal officials.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

RMF experience

NIST SP 800-37/53

Security documentation

Executive briefings

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Splunk

Tenable

Qualys

Microsoft Defender

Entra ID

Okta

Job description

Chameleon Integrated Services seeks a Lead ISSO / Technical Program Lead to serve as the single point of accountability for the DFC ISSO program. You will direct day-to-day technical execution, oversee RMF artifacts, and coordinate with DFC ISSM, CISO, AO/AODR, System Owners, and assessors.

Minimum: 10+ years in cybersecurity; 7+ years federal ISSO/ RMF; 3+ years leading teams; Tier 4/5 suitability; CISSP/CISM/CGRC/GSLC; bachelor’s preferred. Competitive benefits and on-site DC work.